Anagu Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Anagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5911:299,73416,750
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
India81:95,883,173728,828
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Anagu (185) may also be a first name.

Anagu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Anagu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Anagu (Hindi: अणगू, Marathi: अनगु) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anagu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 507,320th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,281,031 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Anagu are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 669,105th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 185 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 591 people, or 1 in 299,734. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 26 percent live, Ebonyi, where 18 percent live and Benue, where 10 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Anagu occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anangu91110/
Annagu9149/
Anagou9117/
Ainagu9110/
Anaugu913/
Anaghu911/
Anaegu911/
Angagu911/
Anaguh911/
Anagau911/
Gangagu83129/
Anangou8322/
Hanagud8321/
Hangagu836/
Anangau835/
Anagueu832/
Anagaud831/
Angagou831/
Enagu80974/
Anegu80183/
Anogu80172/
Onagu8015/
Annagoud7733/
Annagaud778/
Ha'anagu771/
Hamnagou771/
Gangagau771/
Anongu734,101/
Eneagu73264/
Onangu73149/
Ganogu73133/
Anagoe7315/
Anegou739/
Asnogu731/
Oneagu731/
Aunogu731/
Onagou731/
Anagoo731/
Uonagu731/
Anuogu731/
Anougu731/
Hannangou711/
Hanagault710/
Anougou67172/
Annongu6735/
Angogou6714/
Ongagou6710/
Anongou678/
Hanongu676/
Anonguu675/
Gannogu674/
Anonngu674/
Ainangu673/
Anoungu671/
Anouguh671/
Onhangu671/

Anagu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anagu in the Marathi language
अनगुanagu69.23
अनगूanagu23.08
एनगुenagu7.69
Anagu in the Hindi language
अणगूanagu66.67
अणगुanagu33.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anagu
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